Firefighter Terminology

Haligan Tool: Used for breaking headlights

Kelly Tool: What firefighter Kelly uses to break headlights

Water Hammer: Used to drive in water nails

Drafting: Following another fire engine really closely on the way to a fire

Backdraft: Drafting on the way back to the station

Ladder Company: Where they make ladders

Flashover: Too many lights on the pumper

Master Stream: The Mississippi

Exposures: Usually Indecent

Rollover: What you do in the ashes to make your new turnouts look old